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Chic-fil-A Passes Muster With Gay-Rights Group

Published: Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:58 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:58 p.m.

Chick-fil-A, the chicken chain that stoked controversy over same-sex marriage last summer, seems to have stopped donating to groups that oppose LGBT unions, according to one gay-rights group. Shane Windmeyer, executive director of Campus Pride, said in a statement that he reviewed the 2011 IRS 990 tax documents for Chick-fil-A's WinShape Foundation charity. The documents, he said, showed no sign of giving to organizations such as the Family Research Council or Exodus, which advocate against gay marriage. Instead, WinShape's nearly $6 million in outside grant funding went to beneficiaries supporting youth, education, local communities and what Campus Pride called "marriage enrichment," according to the group.

<p>Chick-fil-A, the chicken chain that stoked controversy over same-sex marriage last summer, seems to have stopped donating to groups that oppose LGBT unions, according to one gay-rights group. Shane Windmeyer, executive director of Campus Pride, said in a statement that he reviewed the 2011 IRS 990 tax documents for Chick-fil-A's WinShape Foundation charity. The documents, he said, showed no sign of giving to organizations such as the Family Research Council or Exodus, which advocate against gay marriage. Instead, WinShape's nearly $6 million in outside grant funding went to beneficiaries supporting youth, education, local communities and what Campus Pride called "marriage enrichment," according to the group.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output -->